Family/Parenting

Fun Ways To Spend Rainy Days Indoors With Kids

Monday, June 17, 2013 When you and your kids wake up to a rainy day, the spirit of the day can often go down the drain, but it doesnt have to. There are fun things to do indoors during a rain storm that you and your kids will love. Instead of wallowing in the blues of the bad weather, remember that fun can be had when i ...

10 Ways To Be The Mom Your Teen Hates

Monday, June 17, 2013 No matter how great your relationship is with your teenager, there will inevitably come a moment when she screams that she hates you at the top of her lungs. While these declarations of animosity will naturally leave you feeling hurt, angry and even like a bit of a failure as a parent, they can also ...

10 Things to Add to Your Parenting Bucket List

Saturday, June 15, 2013 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visitingBefore actually becoming parents, most people are filled with ideas of things that they assume theyll be doing with the children they have in the future. By the time those children come along and real life sets in ...

A father is an anchor man

Saturday, June 15, 2013 A Ffather is an anchor man. He stabilises and builds his family as he directs, provides, organises, inspires and influences the activities of the family. A fathers role is, therefore, an important indicator to the health of a family.A family is also the basic unit of the society. When we bu ...

Father's Day gift ideas for every type of dad

Friday, June 14, 2013 Whether your dad likes to dress down or is totally dapper, we definitely have you covered, so start shoppingThe Dapper Dad:If your dad loves to dress up and always likes to look his best then help him keep up his look with a tie, work bag, cuff links, or even an awesome pocket square ...

How to Help Increase Your Child’s Ability to Be Attentive

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 While there are real medical conditions that make it difficult for affected kids to pay attention in the same way as their peers, such as Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, its also not always easy for the average child to be as attentive as he should. Because ...

Helping Same Gender Siblings Get Along

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Sibling fighting is one of the biggest complaints of parents and caregivers alike. Siblings, especially same sex ones, seem to know how to push each other buttons. Here are some tips to help your kids stop fighting.Set clear boundaries. Often, parents send the message that sibling fighting is a ...

How to Handle a Defiant Child in the Middle of a Meltdown

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Most parents welcome the idea of raising a child thats capable of thinking for herself and actively seek ways of helping their kids gain age-appropriate levels of independence. When your strong-willed little angel becomes downright defiant, however, it can cause a host of behavioral issues that mak ...

Why Parents Hate Social Networking Sites

Thursday, April 25, 2013 Social Networking sites have become popular among people of all ages and groups. Besides making people socially active, these sites have also become a major reason of concern for the parents due to various reasons. As per the research done by Crimes against Children Research Centre, it has been foun ...

How to Know it's a Boy or a Girl

Thursday, April 25, 2013 Some old wife beliefs to know if its a girl or a boy are given in the following part of the article. If you are having a boy then some of the indications include having a heart beat of less than 140 per minute, an out front bulge, basketball looking belly, large and dark nipples, bright yellow colo ...

Breastfeeding, a tradition that must continue.

Thursday, August 23, 2012 Breastfeeding has been one of the traditions that have been followed for a very long time. However, its potential in given impetus to the proper growth and development of infants and young children have not been fully harnessed.The mere mention of breastfeeding directs all attention to women wit ...

Five -year-old girl found living with cows can only communicate by mooing

Monday, July 30, 2012 A five-year-old girl has been found living with cows in rural Russia. The feral girl is said to be unable to speak and can only communicate by mooing.The feral girl was rescued by Russian police after a neighbour in the Solikamsk district in the Ural Mountains raised the alarm.The unname ...

Raising an Olympian: Jeanette Kwayke

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 When British runner Jeanette Kwaykes mum insisted she have something to fall back on, it wasnt appreciated by her daughter. But she did as she was told, and now theyre best friendsDespite her daughters talent, sensible mum Rose Kwayke was keen she finish her education before she took on runn ...
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